Example sentences of "take [pron] a [noun] [to-vb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It then took me a while to realise the significance of it , but at last I remembered it had been around Dora Belle 's neck , the person who murdered Perk and she must have placed it in Perk 's hand when she buried her . |
| 2 | It took me a month to pass the first aid , anti-gas and light rescue tests , and then I was allocated to the Rivermead Court post . |
| 3 | She took , she took them a walk to see the flowers in the garden and |
| 4 | I think the death of David 's father was probably what took him a while to make the decision about leaving Ken , because to lose his father , who he really adored , who had always been a pillar of strength to him , changed his life , and I think David carried a bitterness about him dying for a long time . |
| 5 | The Adjudicator was pale , and it took him a moment to formulate a reply . |
| 6 | It took her a minute to unlock the car and then she sat shaking behind the wheel , waiting until her hands were steady enough to switch on the ignition . |
| 7 | It took her a moment to recognise the accusation . |
| 8 | It took her a moment to recognize the handwriting on the second envelope and when she did , she put it down while she plugged in the kettle and took a croissant from the breadbin . |
| 9 | It had taken them a while to find the taxi-driver . |